Oscar to Chelsea FC? Dempsey to Liverpool FC? Hulk to Tottenham? Wednesday's back pages

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The top stories making Wednesday's back pages in the UK...

The Sun: Rafael van der Vaart last night told Tottenham fans: I'm going nowhere - and I'm ready for war.

Also: Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has told Andy Carroll's advisors that the striker can leave the club, with Newcastle thought to be preparing a new bid of £16m.

Daily Mirror: Luis Suarez has reopened the row over his race ban last season, despite being ordered by Liverpool not to discuss it.

Also: Manchester United have failed with a £29.8m bid for Sao Paulo midfielder Lucas Moura, according to the Brazilian club.

And: Gianfranco Zola has targeted Filippo Inzaghi and Alessandro Del Piero as two sensational summer signings for Watford.

Plus: Fulham have opened talks to sign Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku, 19, on loan.

Daily Star: Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho is lining up a shock £20m bid for Micah Richards.

Also: Rio Ferdinand has turned his back on England following his Euro 2012 heartache.

Daily Mail: Brazil sensation Oscar arrived in London for a medical yesterday ahead of his £25million move to Chelsea.

Also: New Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas is hoping to beat former club Chelsea to the signing of Porto striker Hulk.

And: Brendan Rodgers is on the brink of bolstering his Liverpool strike force after agreeing a £10million fee for versatile Fulham forward Clint Dempsey.

Plus: Barcelona are set to revive their interest in Liverpool defender Daniel Agger.

Daily Express: Luis Suarez has claimed Manchester United wield the 'political power' in England and suggested they deliberately conspired to inflame his race row with Patrice Evra in order to sideline him for Liverpool.

Metro: Arsenal are expected to force Robin van Persie to go on the club’s pre-season tour of Asia despite his desire to leave the club.

Also: Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has defied club orders and launched a bitter attack on rivals Manchester United, accusing them of wielding political power to get him suspended for his controversial comments aimed at defender Patrice Evra.

And: Aston Villa have joined Newcastle in the race for Andy Carroll, after opening talks with Liverpool over a cut price deal.

Plus: Chelsea have renewed their interest in Shakhtar Donetsk winger Willian but have been told by the Ukrainian side they need to pay £21million for the Brazilian.

The Times: Arsenal will tell Robin van Persie that he will not be permitted to leave the Emirates this summer, forcing him to see out the last year of his contract.

The Guardian: London 2012 organisers have admitted defeat in their drive to sell out all of their venues, reducing the capacity of football stadiums around the country by 500,000 and launching a campaign to sell more than 800,000 remaining tickets across all sports.

The Independent: Half a million tickets for the Olympic football tournament are being withdrawn from sale after take-up for the event failed to live up to expectations.

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